Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire WN2 5NG

01942 487999

enquiries@plattbridge.cfat.org.uk

Platt Bridge Community School & Nursery

School Values: Promotes Belief Creates Success

Attendance & punctuality

   

At Platt Bridge Community School we work closely with our parents to ensure that pupils maintain excellent attendance and punctuality so that every child’s progress is maximised.  Vital learning can be missed if pupils are absent or late to school.  

We strive for every child to arrive at school on time and every day.  Excellent attendance is recognised and celebrated both individually and at class level, with attendance of the week awards.   

Our Attendance Policy can be found here: Platt Bridge Attendance Policy

You can find a summary of the Attendance Policy on on page here: Attendance on a Page

Absence Reporting Procedure

In the event of a pupil being absent from school, parents are asked to notify the school by telephone on 01942 487999 (then select option 1) on the child’s first day of absence.  

On the first attendance after an absence for which permission has not been obtained, the child must bring a letter from his/her parents.  Failure to provide a reason for absence will result in the absence being unauthorised.  Parents are asked to notify school about routine dentist, doctor, hospital or optician appointments and we encourage parents to take children for these outside of school hours wherever possible. 

The importance of parents/carers contacting school with the reason for absence cannot be emphasised enough.  We need to ascertain that nothing has happened to the child at home or on his/her way to school and that they are safe.  
Where a pupil is absent, and their parent has not contacted the school by the close of the morning register to report the absence, staff will contact the parent by text as soon as is practicable. If no response is received, this will be followed up with a telephone call. If a pupil is absent for a second day without parental contact, the school will send a higher-level text, reach out to all emergency contacts, and, if necessary, conduct a home visit.